[Rich]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by KWH

Originally posted by BulldogMcC

BulldogMcC-
You are quoting directly from the rulebook. Rich only uses the rulebook as a guideline.
To quote Rich:
Yeah, sure. Whatever. And the best officials are the ones that know how to manage a game properly, not necessarily the ones that score the highest on the exam...

...If you want to be preachy about the rule book, go right ahead. I know the rules and study the rules often. But I don't think that the words are words on a sacred scroll or anything like that.

--Rich

When officials take this type of attitude towards the rulebook, enforcement errors (such as tacking a facemask foul onto the end of a loose ball play) are commonplace. Perhaps someday Rich will realize the rulebook IS a sacred scroll when it comes to penalty enforcement. AS most of us already know, while managing a game is important, a good white hat must also have a firm grasp on the rules.

Nonsense. Who EVER SAID I was tacking a face mask onto a loose ball play? Someone else said that, NOT ME. The first poster was being overly anal (it's pretty clear I'm talking about a face mask in combination with a related run) and KWH is using stuff from another posting to try to make me look bad. I'm not going to consider EVERY POSSIBLE contingency when making a comment.

Say what you want, but the number one quality of a white hat is being able to manage a game. I've seen rules misapplied and penalties misenforced before (and have been on crews where such has happened). Many times NOBODY notices, with the exception of the crew in the car after the game. Doesn't excuse it, certainly, and I do my best to make sure we get everything right on the field.

While I strive to be the best WH I can be, I recognize that some passages in the rulebook and the mechanics manual are suggestions or are things that don't necessarily occur everywhere. I accept that.

Others can continue to quote books and follow up with "Nuff Said" like that has any meaning.

--Rich